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A noun is a word that functions as the name of some specific thing or set of things, such as living creatures, objects, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
Generic nouns are nouns that are part of a generic statement. Generic nouns can be singular or plural. The opposite of generic nouns is collective nouns.
The difference between definite/indefinite and generic nouns is that in the sentence there must be a blanket statement or question.
Compound nouns are words where two nouns have been stuck together to make a new noun. Compound nouns should be written as one word, without a hyphen.
A concrete noun is a noun that can be identified through one of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, smell).
A noun which refers to a group of things/people.
A noun which cannot be identified by using one of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, smell).
Irregular nouns are nouns which don’t follow a spelling pattern when pluralized.
